萧乾翻译思想中很重要的一点便是提倡中外互译,即不仅主张译介域外优秀文学作品,更希望借此促进中国本土文学的外译。这是对本民族文化的国际影响的渴求。这种民族文化话语权诉求是现代中国翻译活动的代表性动机。对中国文化在现代性大潮中“失语”的忧虑令诸多译者超越了语言转换意义上的翻译观,追求翻译的文化承载功能。 One of the most important points in Xiao Qian’s translation thinking is to promote mutual translation between China and foreign countries. That is to say, he not only advocates the translation of excellent literary works outside the domain, but also hopes to promote the translation of Chinese native literature. This is a thirst for the international influence of this national culture. This kind of appeal of national culture is the representative motivation of translation in modern China. Concerns over the “aphasia” of Chinese culture in the tide of modernity have translated many translators beyond the perspective of translation in the sense of linguistic transformation and pursued the cultural bearing function of translation.